TAKING STOCK

Making : school lunches that come back home more or less touched
Cooking : hopes and dreams on a large saucepan bringing them to a fast boil

Drinking : hot cocoa
Reading: lots of important stuff for my Diploma. And magazines. Blogs too.
Wanting: family vacation we skipped this year. Unplanned and exotic.
Looking: for words and ways to express them
Playing: hide and seek with destiny
Wasting: paper because we draw, cut, glue, fold so the leftovers always appear
Sewing: family ties
Wishing: for less overwhelming thoughts and headaches. More room for emotions.
Enjoying: time spent with Nadia - bedtime, playtime, cuddle time. Another year to savor.
Waiting: for those I love to get home - Damian from work, Nadia from kindergarten
Liking: subtle discoveries on my body - grey hair, beauty spots, unexpected bruise. I overuse our mirrors.
Wondering: when all the pieces of advice will come in handy
Loving: deep, healthy sleep after a busy shift or staying too late at nightHoping: that today will be finally THAT day
Marveling: at what a four year old is capable of saying at one breath
Needing: dying my hair
Smelling: Nadia's freshly shampooed hair. Sometimes it's peach extract, sometimes kiwi fruit.
Wearing: comfortable ensemble with well-fitted tops
Following: the craziest toddler's ideas
Noticing: dear people around me
Knowing: a little bit more about myself every day
Thinking: way in advance
Feeling: loved
Bookmarking: Everything worth coming back to
Opening: eyes way too early in the morning
Giggling: at all things satisfactory and less so. Really refusing not to giggle at all times.
Feeling: content

About me

Hi, how are you?

I'm Eli, an optimist in training collecting an awful lot of ballet pumps and spending too much time admiring the sea. You'll find me writing about the joys of parenting, fashion, simple pleasures that all together create a beautiful life. xx